Cat is Amazed with Water

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My cat Jazz is incredibly amazed and amused with water, especially her water bowl. When we first adopted her, we noticed this strange habit instantly.

It started when we'd step in a big puddle of water every time we'd enter the kitchen. The answer became clear as to what was going on when we saw, a few feet out of our sight, was her water dish.

We caught her in the act shortly after. She seems to love pawing over the surface, in a digging motion, and all around the outside of the dish / floor surrounding it. Then, she must get even more excited, because she starts scooting her dish around the floor, often times flipping it over (she has a HEAVY ceramic dish...).

Jazz continues to paw around and over her dish, but now I keep it on carpeting :) Less spills, but I still can't figure out why she does it. My sister has two cats, and I've never seen them do anything like it. Pretty funny, but confusing, cat habit.